Darren Lynn Bousman & Lauren LaVera discuss TWISTED

Darren Lynn Bousman & Lauren LaVera discuss TWISTED, available now on digital.

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Horror fans are eating well this month. While SEND HELP and IRON LUNG are going head-to-head at the box office, the view-at-home market is alive, as well, with plenty of options for those who seek a little inner chill to augment the frigid weather.
 
The newest offering comes from Darren Lynn Bousman, director of SAW II, III, IV, REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA, THE DEVIL’S CARNIVAL, and SPIRAL. You might recall we talked to him back in 2016, 2019, and 2020, so he’s an old friend of the site. Joining him on this outing is the most exciting scream queen working today Lauren LaVera, who has celebrated massive success with TERRIFIER 2 & 3, as well as the upcoming fourth installment in the splatterfest from director Damien Leone. We got to catch up with her back in 2024 before TERRIFIER 3 hit theaters, so this interview was a bit of a homecoming for all of us.
 
TWISTED began its life as a script called “Monster” from Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer, the duo who brought us Steven Soderbergh’s UNSANE back in 2018. Bousman was attracted to the script as it plays out as a strong two-hander between the characters of Robert Kezian, a brilliant and dedicated brain surgeon, and Paloma Jones, a crafty grifter. LaVera was the obvious choice for Paloma and, in a stroke of brilliance, Djimon Hounsou (AMISTAD, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) was brought aboard to play Kezian. The cast was then rounded out with Neal McDonough (“Arrow,” GAME OVER MAN!)

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